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II. The Mecholyl Test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. J. Wawman ,
G. S. Claridge  and
M. H. Davies
R. J. Wawman
Affiliation:
The Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank, London, S.W.1
G. S. Claridge
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental and Clinical Psychology, Barrow Hospital, Barrow Gurney, near Bristol
M. H. Davies
Affiliation:
Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, near Southampton
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The results obtained with the Cold Pressor test were considered by the authors to provide further, supporting, evidence that variations in sedation threshold are due, in part at least, to differences in autonomic responsiveness. Further investigation of the problem seemed justified, and in the next stage of the research it was decided to employ as a measure of autonomic lability the response to a drug rather than the cold water stressor.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 109 , Issue 461 , July 1963 , pp. 553 - 557
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963

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